All the latest news from the Highland and Scottish Liberal Democrats, Angus MacDonald MP and Jamie Stone MP
Scotland is banning the use of the only spray that can control bracken, Asulox, whereas England will continue to allow it. Bracken harbours ticks which carry Lyme’s disease.
It was a call that I’d been dreading – last Thursday, Jeremy Hosking rang to say he’d had enough and was withdrawing his offer to buy Kinloch Castle on Rum.
There was only one Corran proposal on the table at the Highland Council meeting on the 11th May 2023, and all us local Cllrs supported it. It was for the maximum £50 million bid to the Westminster Levelling Up Fund.
The Highlands is becoming the home to a significant percentage of Britain’s green energy needs. Even before wind, our post war hydro dams made the Highlands 100% self sufficient in electricity.
A gorgeous castle on a Hebridean island with a world class sea view and a decent skelp of land for sale at possibly as little as a £1. Tempted?
I am a Highland Councillor for Fort William and Ardnamurchan but I write on behalf of all West Highlanders, there are few of any political persuasion who would not support my request below.
Responding to new NHS workforce figures for general practice which show that the number of fully qualified GPs working in Scotland has declined for the second year in a row, falling from 4,514 in 2022 to 4,474 in 2023, Scottish Liberal Democrat health spo
Responding to new figures showing that in 2022/23 around 1 in 9 bed days were occupied by people whose discharge was delayed, with the annual number of days lost to delayed discharge now at a record high, Scottish Liberal Democrat health spokesperson Alex
Responding to the Scottish Household Survey which shows that satisfaction with the three main public services (local health services, schools and public transport) decreased from 53% in 2019 to 40% in 2022, Scottish Liberal Democrat communities spokespers
Scottish Liberal Democrat education spokesperson Willie Rennie MSP today said new official statistics show the SNP Government has made “virtually no progress” on closing the attainment gap, despite Nicola Sturgeon claiming it was her defining mission.
Responding to new figures published by the Scottish Government which show that 900 people died of suspected drug death between January and September 2023, which is a 13% increase from the same period in 2022, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader and health sp
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP today said he was “shocked” after it emerged that the Scottish Government has handed down an immediate £30m cut to mental health services, piling pressure on Humza Yousaf and Michael Matheson to expl
Richard is an incredible candidate, whose dedication to others has shone not only through his career, but also in his voluntary roles in the community.
Scrapping the Protocol would represent a new low. It would be an egregious breach of international law.
The anticipated Somerton and Frome election will be a close two horse race between the Lib Dems and the Conservatives.
Liberal Democrats want a way forward which works for Britain - that cuts down red tape, reduces costs for businesses and makes people better off as a result.
The Liberal Democrats have today published a comprehensive blueprint for replacing the broken business rates system.
